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Selling a home can often seem intimidating. From not knowing where to start, to not knowing who to trust, selling a home can sometimes seem like more stress than the value you’d get from selling.

I'm going to share with you the 6 main steps in the real estate selling process to help you make decisions with confidence, allowing you to save time, money, and most importantly, your peace of mind. Let’s get into it.

The six steps from start to finish to selling your home include:

1. Scheduling a Listing Consultation

2. Marketing your home

3. Showing your home

4. Negotiating an offer

5. Understanding Inspections

6. And being prepared for Closing day

1. Scheduling a Listing Consultation

   1. you always want to have some type of guidance, especially with an investment as big as your home.

   2. Meeting with a professional allows you to discuss your family’s needs, the estimated value of your home, as well as the next steps to take if you decide to move forward.

2. Marketing Your Home

   1. how you market your home makes a big difference in who sees your home.

   2. While the traditional way of showing your home through newspapers and open house signs can be very effective, it is important to understand that a majority of buyers nowadays are seeing your home online. Having great marketing allows you to attract a greater number of potential buyers.

3. Showing Your Home to interested customers

   1. Oftentimes a potential customer may want to visit the home, and you want to be prepared as possible for when that happens.

   2. This includes having decent to good staging for a great first impression, having a scheduling platform so you know when appointments are scheduled, and having a secure lockbox for real estate professionals to show your home when you are not there.

4. Negotiating and accepting an offer - Considering market demand, your needs, as well as the needs of the buyers, there are different ways to negotiate a great offer

   1. This can include selling in a seller’s market, buyer’s market, having a multiple offer situation, as well as negotiating closing costs

5. Understanding Inspections and Repair Requests - Inspections and repair requests ensure that the quality of your home matches the expectations of your home disclosure.

   1. A home inspection looks for anything that could use repair or could be of risk to the home and potential homebuyers. Using an inspection report, requests for repairs can be made. While not all requests may be necessary it is important to be prepared to ensure a smooth sale.

6. And Closing Day - Closing day means that you’ve made it to the very end and it is almost time for you to get the keys to your new home.

   1. To ensure a smooth closing, make sure moving arrangements have been made, make sure your home is clean and prepared for a final walk through from the buyers, and equally as important, make sure you bring the appropriate items to the closing table.

Understanding these 6 steps to the real estate selling process

can help you better make decisions with confidence, save you time and money, and most importantly, help you keep your peace of mind.

To learn more in depth about each of these steps, or connect with a real estate professional, visit CarlosDoesRealEstate.com. Also follow us on your preferred social media platforms to stay informed on things to know and how to prepare when selling or buying your home.